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To vall whom it may concern.'

13e it linown that I, CHARLES A. REINERs, a citizr'in oil the A[ li'iited States, residing at llf'iboken, in the' county of Hudson and Stater ot Neiv Jersey;l have invented certainneiv and ljise'fill Improvements inElevator Sigi'ialing Apparatus and Ci'reuitsv'lherefor, of Which the fol-lowiifig is a clear, full, `and exact description.` *4 i This invention4v relates vto improvements in an elevator signaling apparatus and circuits therefor and is more particularly conceii'ied with that type of apparatus having a series of electrically operated signaling vde vices for each car, one signaling device for each floor, combined with mechanism for operatingthe same in each direction offmovemerit of the car by means lof flip and dovvn controllers-at each Hoor adapted to' be operated by yintending passengers and generally knovvn'as fpassefngers buttons?? The object istoiinprove and.` simplify the cdnstruction of'slicl'ian apparatus and particularly to: so arrange the "circuits that a, great saving'of Wiring and yother parts is effected over the installations heretofore known.

` A further object is to provide a signaling device Which'will indicate both for an up and. down movement of the car giving a distiijiguishing signal for each movement and adapted to be operated by a single circuit so that' for any series of said signal devices it is only necessary to have one Wire leading to 'each signaling device of the series and a coi'i'inimi return for them all.

A flirther object of the invention is tof transmit to the signa-liiig devices currents of.

different characterjso as to cause the 'signaling device to operateldiiferently for each d:iii"r. ,rent character of 'current passing there- In the preferred embodiment of my invention herein shown, the signaling de-y vice is adapted to give an up indicating signal When current passes therethrough in one direction and a down. indicating sig-v nal. when current passes therethrough in the other direction.. "-I have'shown two forms of sig ialing devices'suitable for accomplishing this result, oi'iec'oniprising a rpolarized relay for closing a. circuit through separate lamps and another device comprising an oscillating drum adapted to be operated by a solenoid anda magiietized core. l

In the present apparatus I also preferably inploy a cominutatory device for each Car and traveling` therewith at a proportionate rate thereto for closing contacts in the signaling circuits to'. the various signaling devices in successie ri-.- An additional signal in "the car isalso areferably arranged to be operated `wth each signaling device of the several floors and th commutator deviceand its yconnections are a 'r-ranlged so asto operate the ysignal iny the car s ortly before the car reaches th'evoor and to operate the signal on the floor some tine before thecar signal is operated. In the.` preferred embodiment shown, the signaling 'device on the floor is operated threefloors in the` travel of the car beforethecarsignalisoperate The commutator deviceqis arrangedy not `only tofclose conlacts in the circuits for the several signaling devices in succession as the car travels from-door -to floor but is also arranged to change connections from lone side of said circuits t( different poles of a source `of current dependent upon which `Way the car is traveling" ind for'tli'e"y convenience of terminology may be termed a`- pole chang. lingl cominutator?? changing commutator makes a change of Whenever "the pole connections for changing thepolarityat one side of the circuits to thelsignalingdevices a coinmonqeturr pole changer simultane ously makes a change of connections for changing the pol arity u'at the other" side r'of said circuits so aste provide for a 'change in theflow of current therethrough. Although there is a single signaling devicefor each -Hoor for each Icar directional means are provided to cause an up going signal to be received yonly. by an up y going car and. vice -versa and thus prevent false signals being given when' there are a pluralityof cars in operation. 1 i' A further object of the present invention is to provide restoring mechanism 'for canceling a signal of sai dlsignaling devices Whenever acar has responded to said signal., for

ger.` ThisI restoriig mechanism is operated automatically when the car stops to take on the passenger Without any special interven-A tion on the part ofthe operatorfofi the` car example, by stopping t0 take on the passeny n other thanhis us ial operation of said car to take on the pas: ienger Who -isdalflinghiim The restoring meilianism 1s also controlled f by directional inea ns toprevent an up going carfrom restoring signals intended for down going cars and viceversa.y The operation of the restoring` mechanism'is further dependent upon the presence of a car at the eXact Hoor from which the signal is given so that unless a car comes to that floor in the direction called for no restoration takes place but signals will be given to following cars until one does come to that floor and stops to take on the passenger.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the operator of any car may cut out all the signals for his car, and run up and down the shaft without receiving any signals or giving any signals to the intending passengers on the floors.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of devices conveniently located and easily operable at the several floors to allow the car to run express between certain floors -without receiving or giving signals and yet receive and give signals for other floors. With these and other objects in view which will become apparent from the following specification and claims, I have devised a preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated in .the accompanying Vdrawings in which- Figure l is a diagram of my signal apparatus and circuits shown in conventional manner;

Fig. 2 is a central section of one form of up and down signaling device, taken on line 2-2 Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan taken on line 3--3 Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the signaling drum shown in Fig. 2 with the word Up coming into position;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 with the word Down coming into position;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a polarized relay to be used in a modified form of signaling device;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the relay of Fig. 6 connected up with a circuit diagram showing the .one circuit adapted to control by aid of said polarized relay the two lights;

Fig. 8 is a detail in end elevation of the common-return pole-changer and my preferred means for causing a restoring of signals upon the stopping of a car at a floor;

Fig. 9 is a plan for Fig. 8 with parts in section;

Fig. 10 is an end elevation partly in section of the pole-changing commutator device;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of Fig. 10 looking in the direction of arrow a with part broken away;

Fig. 12 is a schematic view in plan showing a portion of the contact supporting table of the commutator device, with the plunger board located above the same and the conducting shoes in position for closing certain contacts;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged view of the contacts 10, the lower part only being shown in this ligure and the plunger table being omitted;

Fig. 14 is a detailed view in side elevation of a cam device comprising part of the adjustable means for enabling the car to run express;

Fig. 15 is a simplified diagram of the circuits for one signaling device at one iioor, together with connections to the up and down passenger-buttons for that floor, the circuit for the down passenger-button being closed;

Fig. 16 is a still further simplified diagram showing the circuit connections to the signaling device for one ioor and for one direction of movement of the car; and

Fig. 17 is a simplified diagram showing the signaling circuits for one floor to the signaling devices of two different cars so as to illustrate in a simplified manner the directional means for preventing an up signal from being given to a down-going car, and vice versa.

I will first describe the electrically-operated signaling devices designed to be placed .at the different iioors of a building, one series for each elevator shaft, and adapted .to give either an up or a down signal, depending upon the direction of the current therethrough. I have shown two suitable forms of such a signaling device, and Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 illustrate one form thereof. Referring to said figures, a casing provided with a base 1, has a top 2, and a transparent glass front 3. Centrally mounted Within this casing is a rotatable spindle 4 adapted to os- `cillate on its bearings, and fixed to this spindle is a radial arm 6 carrying a drum 5 having a translucent side 7, preferably of celluloid. This celluloid side is marked with the words Up and Down so placed, that upon the oscillation of said drum either word may be brought to the front of the 4casing behind the glass 3. Within the casing is fiXedly mounted a solenoid 8, and fixed to the radial arm 6 of the drum spindle .4 is a core 9 passing through said solenoid. This core is nearly a complete ring of permanently magnetized iron, so that when current passes through the solenoid 8 in one direction, the core will be moved therethrou h so as to rotate the drum in a clockwise irection, as shown in Fig. 5, to bring the word Down into exposed position at the front of the casing, and when current is passed through the solenoid in an opposite direction, the core will be moved oppositely so as to rotate the drum in a contra-clockwise' direction and bring the word Up into exposed position at the L.;

front of the casing, as shown in Fig. 4. It will be noted that only a single circuit is necessary to operate the solenoid 8, and the wire 8 for this circuit is also led through and contact plungers such as shown in Fig. a lamp 10 for illuminating the translucent 130 the current passes through the drum so as to make the signs thereon show through the glass front of the casing. It is preferable not to pass too heavy a current through .the solenoid 8,for with too great a How lof current there would be a tendency to overcome the polarity of the permanent magnet.

In l `igs.4 6 and 7 is illustrated anotherk type of signaling device, which vcomprises a polarized relay 12m-ranged to operate two different signaling lamps 19 and 20 and marked Up and Down respectively. This polarized relay consists of the usual magnets M and M', together with the polarized armature 14 pivoted at 14. The energizing current for operating the relay passes from wire 11 through magnets M and M', and out wire 23 to return-line 22. A shunt 13 is led around the magnets from wire 11 to the polarized armature 14. Thev separate contacts 15 and 16 beneath the polarized armature 14 lead respectively through lines 17 and 18 to the 11p-light 19 and the down-light 20, and a common-return 21 for both of said lights is led to the wire 22. It will be obvious that when magnets of the relay in one direction, the armature 14 will be oscillated upon its pivot so as toclose one of its contacts 15, for instance, and thus cause the 11p-lamp 19 to be lighted, and when the current passes through the magnets in the other direction the armature 14 will close the other contact 16 and liOht -the down-light. It will be observed that only a single leading-in wire 1l is required for the signaling device and that the lamps are energized from this same circuit by means of the shunt 13 connected around the magnets. Contact springs 142 and 143 are preferably `provided at the end of the armature 14.

Referring to F ig. 1, this shows a complete y diagram of clrcuits for two elevator cars marked A and B and three floors of a building. At the diierent floors in front of the shaft of car A are located the signaling devices 793 at the third floor, 7 92 at the second floor, 79 at the first floor, and in front vices from the of the shaft of car B are located the signaling devices indicated at 1793 at the third Hoor, 17 92 at the secondy floor, and 179 at the first ioor. The several signaling devices are merely shown diagrammatically in Fig.

\ 1. Each` car is also preferably provided with an additional signaling element therein, suchas a lamp 90 for car A and 190 for car B. At each floor of the building are also arranged the up and down passen erbuttons, indicated at 61 for the rst floor, 602, 612 for the second floor and 603,

" 613 for the third floor.

For operating the several" signaling de` assenger-buttons on the floors I'have preerably provided magnetically-operated switch mechanisms, one assoprovided, one fo.' each up passenger-button and one for earli down passenger-button. The up switch machanisms are shown at the left in the column indicated [lp, and the down switch :nechanisms are shown at the right in the c )lumn indicated Dowm Associated witi each elevator, and preferably located at 111e top of the shaft in what is known as the overhead mechanism, is, a commutator device of special construction, which will be hreinafter described. This comlnutator devi 3e, to which I have given the name pole-changing commutator, is adapted to copei ate with the switch mechanisms of the pas senger-buttons "to energize the several signa lin devicesin accordance with the movement of the car and its direction of travel. Ihe signaling devices for each car have a single wireleading to a con'- tact at the pole- :hanging commutator for that car. For example, signaling device 793 has a wire 78 lez ding to contact 77, where the pole-changing` commutator for car A is located but is not shown in this diagrammatic view of Fig'. 1 for the sake of clearness. Similarly, (ach of the other signaling devices 7 92, 79 hive a wire leading to contacts in the same horizontal row as contact 77. Each of the signaling devices 793, etc., is connected to a common-return wire 81, such as by wire 80, which return wire is connected through a switch S2 in the car and then to wire 83 leading to the overhead mechanism at the top of the shaft, `where it is connected to a contact S4 located at a common-return pole-changer, which will be described mor( particularly hereinafter. At one side of this` contact 84 is a contact 85 connected by wire 86 and 87 to the positive side of a source of mrrent C, and at the other side of the contact 84 is a contact 85d connected by wire 86 l, 871 to the negative side of the source of current C. rlhe switch arms, such as 70, of eacfi of the up'magneticallyoperated switch mechanisms are connected, such as by wire 72, to the negative side of the sourceofcurn nt, while'the switch arms d of the down magnetically-operated switch mechanisms are connected by wires, such as 7 2d,v to the positive side of the source of current. magnetically-operi ted switch mechanisms,

The mercury pots of the up' such as 71, are connected through wires such as 74, to contacts such as 75, located in a row above the previously mentioned contact 77. The mercury pots 71d of the down magnetically-operated switch mechanisms are connected by wires such as 74d, to contacts such as 7 5d, forming a row below the row of contacts 77. From this construction it will be obvious that if the contacts of the row 77 are successively bridged with the associated contacts 75 of the row above by the polechanging commutator, and the common-return pole-changer bridges contact 84 with contact 85, then circuits can be completed through the signaling devices only by operating the up magnetically-operated switch mechanisms, which in turn are actuated by the up passenger-buttons. If the contacts 77` are successively bridged with the contacts of the lower row 7 5d for instance, and con-v tact 84 is bridged with upper. contact 85d, then the signaling devices can only be o-perated by the down passenger-buttons. It will further be observed that when the up passenger-buttons are actuated to send the current through the signaling devices, the terminals of the signaling circuits are connected to the positive and negative side vof the source of current so as to send the current therethrough in one direction, but when the down passenger-buttons are operated to send a current through the signaling devices, the

circuits of these signaling devices have their.

terminals connected to the opposite poles of the source of current so that the current passes therethrough in an opposite direction. It will noviT be clear how the apparatus is arranged to give an up going signal when an up passenger-button is operated, and a down-going signal when a down passengerbutton is operated.

Associated with the contacts of each polechanging commutator are contact strips such as 88 and 188, adapted to be connected to the source of current when the contacts of the middle row such as 77, are connected either to the upper row such as 75, or the lower row such as 7 5d. In other words, the contact 88 is connected in circuit both when Lip-signaling currents and down-signaling currents are to be given to the signaling devices and the wire 89 leads from this contact 88 to a signal lamp 90 in the car A, which lamp has a return wire 91 connected with a common-return 81 of the signaling devices. In this way the lamp 90 of the car is connected in shunt to each of the signaling devices of that car whenever it is operated and no matter whether it is operated for an up or a down signal, thus giving to the op-v erator of the car a notice that his car is wanted at a certain floor. In each car such as car A, there is also provided a cutout switch indicated at 82, which is included in the common-return circuit of the wires 81 and 88, so that whenever switch 82 is open the return for all of the signaling devices of that car and of the lamp 90 in the car is broken, and consequently no signals can be given to the signaling devices on the several floors of that car shaft, nor to the car itself.

In order to enable the c'ar to run express between certain floors without either giving or receiving signals and yet to run local for other Hoo-rs so as to receive and give signals, I have provided a simplified construction which avoids the cumbersome and expensive method of changing connections in the overhead mechanism and which may be easily and conveniently adjusted by the caroperator, o-r anyone else detailed for this work. This construction comprises devices located at each floor coactin with the cutout switch 82 of the car, a ove described. In my preferred embodiment I have mounted slidable cam devices 95, 96, 97, 98, one at each floor, and adapted to be adjusted so that their cam faces stand in the path of the roller 82 of the switch arm 82. WVhenever a cam device such as 95, is thrown to the right, it is adapted to stand in the path of said roller 82 and cause the switch arm 82 to open when the car passes below that floor and to close when the car passes above that Hoor. The switch arm i`s adapted to remain in its open position until positively closed, and therefore during the entire time that the car A is below the cam 95, no signals can be given or received by that car. In other Words, the car can run express at the oors below the cam 95. By adjusting the other cams it is obvious that the express service may be divided among the 'floors in any desirable way. The switch 82 in the car may also be operated by the car operator to open the circuit when he desires to run express or to pass any floors without receiving or giving signals.

The means for canceling signals after they have been given and restoring the parts to condition for receiving new signals, generally kno-wn as the restoring mechanism, is arranged in the present invention so that the signal will not be canceled unless a car, coming from the direction called for, stops at the floor to take on the passenger. This restoring mechanism is preferably connected with a commutator device so as to restore only when the car actually comes to the Hoo-r from which the call was initiated and stops to receive the passenger.

The restoring magnets such as 69, of the up magnetically operated switch mechanisms, are connected at one side to the battery 63 as by wire 64, and at the other side as by wire 92 to contacts such as 48, 46 and 47, forming an upper row in Fig. 1. The down restoring magnets such as 69d are likewise connected at one side to the battery 63 as by wires 164, 64, and at their other side It is understood that a coinmiitator device f traveling with the car at a proportionate rate` thereto, is adapted to pass over the contacts, and depending upon the direction of the car is adapted to close the contact strip 44 successively either with the contacts of the upper row 48, 46, 47, or with the contacts of ythe lower row 48d, 49, 50. When the car isgoing up. this commutator device is arranged to close the contact strip 44 with 48 for in stance, and provided switch 45, 45 is closed, complete a circuit through the restoring magnet 69 of the up magnetically-operated switch mechanisms. When the car is going down, the coinmutator device similarly completes a circuit through the Contact 48d of the down magnetically-operated switch mechanism. The switch 45, 45 is adapted to` normally stand open while the car is moving, and to be closed automatically whenever the car stops. The details of this normally-open restoring switch, and of the commutator device for the restoring contacts, and of the pole-clianging commutator, and of the coinmon-return pole-changer, will now be described.

Referring more particularly to. Figs. 8 to 13 inclusive, in Fig. 8 is shown the commonret-urn pole-changer and the normally-open restoring switch. Frictionally mounted upon the rotating shaft 34, which shaft is operated in unison with the elevatorcar, are arms 35 of the normally open restoring switch and 29 of the common-return polecliangei', said arms being separate from one another. 33 indicates the .bearing sleeve for ar1ii29, and stops 30 and 3'1 are provided to limit the swinging movement of said arm 29. The arm 29 carries at its lower end and insulated therefrom, a conducting shoe 32 which adapted to bear down upon and form a connection between contacts 85d and 84, or between 84 and contact 85. These contacts are preferably spring-pressed upwardly so as to maintain good contact with shoe 32. The

circuit connections to these contacts have been previously described. Then the elevator car is traveling in one direction, down for instance, the arm 29 is thrown by its frictioiial engagei'neiit with the shaft 34 into :the position shown, and when the elevatorV car isrunning in the other direction the arm 29 is thrown into its opposite position to close contacts 84 and 85. The arm 35 also shaft is stopped, said arm is held in, the position shown, by means of two tension springs 46, 47, oie ateach side thereof, so

that its insulated conducting shoe will make a connection between the separated;

mutator, shown iii Figs. 10 and 11. l "Upong the screw 34 is cirried a frame consisting of side arms 36 and threaded sleeves 3G" em-V bracing the screw34 so as tocarry said frame back and iorthalong said screw as thel screw `is rotated in one direction or the other. The lower end ofthe frame 36 car' ries an insulating plate or plunger `board 38"L grooved at its sides so as to run iny guides 37 of the supporting base 300. Mounted inthe plunger board 33a of the frame are a plurality of contact plungers such as 41, 42, 43, 101, 102, 103, 104. These plungers each have an upper portion illus-- trated at plunger 104, Figs. 10 and 13, and lower portion 99 normally forced apart by a spring 100, as clearly shown in section in Fig. 13. The supporting base 300 carries an insulating table 301 upon which the contact strips and the rows of different contacts for the different floors of the building are mounted, and over which in a lengthwise direction the frame 36 with its plunger-board and contact plunge rs is adapted to travel, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 12.

Within the fran ie 36A are two oscillating i shoe carriers, one comprising side arms 39 having sleeves 39 screw-threaded on the shaft 34 formin part of the pole-changingy commutator, an the other comprising an arm 38 having a Sleeve 38 screw-threaded on the shaft 34 fo .ming part of the restoring commutator. These arms are thus caused to travel with the frame 36 during the rotation of the shaft 34', and, moreover, to be swung from )ne side to the other, dependent upon the direction of rotation of, said shaft due to tie frictional engagement between the shaft and the sleeves. Stops 51 and'51 are provid ad to limit vthe throw of` the arms 39,'andstops 56, 56.` are provided to limitthe throw oi' arm 38. Theoscillating arms 39 carry at their lower' ends a transverse member of insulation v392 mounted four se; arate conducting shoes 52, 53, 54 and 55,v :s shown in Fig.` 11, and" the arm 38 carries alt its lower end and insulated therefrom` a :single conducting shoe 40. Viewing l? ig. 12 in one aspect, these various contact plungers may be considered as forming longitudinal rows, contact plungers-101, 101.',-1012 y1013 formingone row,

on whichy are contact plungers 102, 102', 1022, 1023 an- Aother row and contact plungers 104, 104',

1042, 1043 still another row. Contact plunger's 103, 103 may also be considered as forming an intervening longitudinal row of two plungers. Each longitudinal row of contact plungers together with the single plungers 41, 42 and 43, are carried by the supporting plunger board 38a lengthwise of the table 301, so as to pass successively over the contacts of each respective line and the contact strips. The contacts, such as 75, 77 and 7 5d, 48 and 48L of each line are separated and insulated from another by a narrow intervening space whereby the contact plungers of a row in traveling over each contact will have a continuous engagement therewith;y each following contact plunger coming upon the contact before the advancing plunger leaves it, so as to maintain a continuous circuit during the travel of the row of contact plungers over each contact. The length of the contacts, of course, varies with the relative travel of the plunger board with respect to the travel of the elevator and is determined primarily by the distance between the floors of the building. The lateral gaps between contacts o f different lines and the contact strips are bridged when the upper ends ofthe contact plungers are connected by the conducting shoes 40, 52, 53, 54, 55, as will be obvious. Thus there are four conducting shoes on arms 39 as described, for engaging the four contact plungers of two parallel rows at a time and thus bridging I the contacts which lie beneath said plungers.

Referring to Fig. 12, conducting shoe 55 has an intermediate extension 57 adapted to engage the plunger 103 at the same time that plungers 102 and 104 are engaged by said. shoe. This engagement of the plungers 102, 103 and 104 by the shoe 55 and its extension 57 bridges the contact 77 with the strip 88 simultaneously with contact 7 5d (see also Fig., 1), and thus completes the car-light circuit 89 for signal 90 of the carat the same time that the oor'signaling circuit is completed. For instance, under these conditions if a down push-button has been operated on the third floor corresponding to contact 75d, asignal will appear both at the third iioor and also in the approaching car. Shoe 52 also has an offset extension 58 adapted, when the car is going in the opposite direction and the conductlng shoes have been thrown laterally toward the left from -the position shown in Fig. 12, to simultaneously engage plunger 103 with plungers 1013 and 1023 and thus in a similar manner bridge a contact of row 77 with the strip 88' to complete a signal in an up-going car at the same time that a ioor signal is given by said car. c

The four plungers of each longitudinal row thus described are arranged. to ride along above the table 301 for successive engagement with the corresponding line of contacts below the s ame, and said plungers are always in engagement with four successive contacts ina line at the same time. Therefore the four conducting shoes 52, 53, 54 and 55 are adapted to bridge the contacts for four different floors at the same time-and thus complete the circuits for the signaling devices at those floors. This enables each car approaching any particular Hoor to complete a signal to that floor whenv at least three floors away. In other words, an intending passenger operating a passenger-button on any particular floor is given ample notice that the elevator is approaching4 his floor.

In the present embodiment, the car operator is notified of an intending passengers call when his car is only one floor away. Therefore although there are four shoes to give advance signals to the intending passenger, only the rearmostl or trailing shoe is provided with means to complete the carlight signal to the car operator. When the car is going down, shoe 55 acts as a trailing shoe and by its intermediate extension 57 is adapted to complete the car-light circuit as above described, three ioors later in the travel of the car than the time when the floor light circuit is initially completed by the leading shoe 52. Similarly, when the car is going up, shoe 52 acts as the trailing shoe and by its offset extension 58 (the shoes having in the meanwhile been thrown to the left from the position shown in Fig. 12) is adapted to give the car-light signal three fioors later than when the loor signal is rst given. Obviously, the timing of signals either to the car or to the Hoor is a matter of choice and may be varied to suit requirements. Y

It will be clear from Figs. 10 and 12 how the shoe 40 carried on arm 38 is moved laterally to connect plunger 42 alternately with plungers 41 and 43 for bridging the intermediate strip contact 44 with the up and down lines of contacts, 48 and 48d for the restoring circuit, depending upon the direction of the cars travel. y

Operation.

Referring to the diagrammatic gures, particularly Figs. 1, 15, 16 and 17 I will now describe the operation of the apparatus. Assuming that car A is going down and car B is going up, I will first take a case in which a passenger on the third floor has pushed-an up7 passenger button. The circuit through the up passenger bu-tton 603 is shown in heavy black lines in Fig. 1 through line 62, battery 63, line 64, up setting magnet 66, and line 65, back to the button. The energization of this magnet attracts its armature 67 and releases arm 70l causing it to dip into mercury potI 71 and ythus close the switch for setting a latent signal ready to be picked up when the eircuit iscoinpleted by the coinmutator device upon the approach of a car in the right direction. The arm 70, as before described, is connected by line 7 2 with the negative side of the source of current C. The mercury pot 71 is connected by line 74 to contact 75 cf car A and Contact 175 of car B. lSince car A. was-assumed to be going down, its pole changing colnlnutator will not be in position to close the contacts 475 with 77 or any other contacts of these rows, and thus none ofthe up signaling circuits for this car can hegoperated. The pole changing commutator for car B, however, is in position to close contact v17 5 with 177 through a shoe such as 155, (indicated only in diagrammatic i view Fig. 17) when the car `approaches that Hoor. The circuit is therefore continued through contact 177, line 17 8, signaling device 1793, line 180, common return wire 181 through cut out switch 182 in car B and up through line 183 to contact 184 of the common-return pole changer X. The upward travel of car B has caused this common-return pole changer to close contact 184 with the lower contact 185 and -from this contact the circuit is continued through line 186, line 87 to the positive side of the source of current thus completing the circuit and energizing the signaling device.

1793 on the third floor. This signaling device, of course gives an up signal on account of the passage of the current therethrough in the direction described. Just before car B has arrived at the floor and while the pole changing commutator is closing contacts 175 with 177, it also closes contact 175 with contact strip 188 to send a shunt current through line 189 to the lamp 19() in car B and out through line 19.1 to the common-return 181, thus giving a signal in the car that a passenger is calling.

Assuming now that a down passenger button 011 the third floor has been pushed, a circuit is closed Afrom the battery 63 through line 62 to the cdown passenger button 613 and by wire 165 to the down setting magnet I (56 thence by wire 164 to return wire 61 and battery 63. The setting magnet 66dA in a similar manner releases arm 70dl so that it falls into the mercury pot 711 and closes a switch for the down setting circuit to the various down contacts for the commutators for the different cars. The arm 701 is connected. by line 7 2 to the positive side of the source of current (l, and the circuit is continued vfrom mercury pot `71d through line 7-ld to contact 75d. The pole changing commutator for car A is in position to close contact'75d with contact 77 when the car approaches the third floor `going down and the circuit is continued through contact 77, line 78, to the signaling devices 793 at the third floor and out throi gh line 80 to return wire 81, cut out switch 82 in car A, wire 83 to center contact 84; of the common return pole changer. This con lmon 'return pole changer is in position, due to the direction of movement of the car, to close contact 84 with 85d and thence the current flows through line 86d, 87d, to the nega tive side of the source of current completing the circuit and operating l the signaling device 7 93. The pole changing commute tor for car A, has also connected contact T5 with contact strip 88 to send a shunt circuit through the lamp 90 in car A and signal to the car operator that a passenger is calli.` 1g, this shunt circuit being completed from contact 88 through line 89, the `lamp 90, line 91 to return 81. In this way an up going passenger has signaled car B and has been notified bythe signalingdevice on the floor that car B is approaching and .a down going passenger has sent asignal to car A and has been notified by the signal de vice on the floor that car A is approaching t) take him aboard. Assuming now that cai-A has taken its passenger, thecircuits for the restoring means of the signals given fo.' this car will now be described.

Operation of restoring circuit.

The signaling device 793 is restored by the restoring magnet 69 which, when energized, attracts its armature and lifts arm 7()d out of mercury pot 71d. This will break the circuit through the sig ualing device 7 93 as well as lamp 90 in the car, and thus cancel them bothi The restoring circuit through magnet 69`l is traced as follows: from battery 63 through line G1, li .ie 16-1 to the restoring magnet G9 and line 92 to contact L18, The restoring commutatoris in position to close contact -l-l and 18d asshown in Figs. 10 and 12, and the circuit s continued through 114 to the normally op an break 45, 115. This break, however, as previously described, is closed by the norma ly open switch arm 45 whenever the car stops so that the circuit is completed through line 93, 91 back to the battery. It will be obvious that the signaling device for oth er cars and for other ioors may be restorad in a similar manner.

Referring to the diagrammatic View of Fig. l5 I have shown in simplified form signaling circuits for one car closed for operation by a down passenger-button on the third Hoor, as above described, while the signaling circuits for the up passenger-button on that floor are open. Fig. 15 also `shows the down restoring circuit for the signaling device closed except for the normally-open switch 45, 45', which is closed. when the car stops. In Fig. 16 I have shown in still further simplified forni signaling circuit for one car adapted to be opcrated hy au up7 passenger-button at one fioor, the car light circuit heilig omitted.

i In the simplified diagram of Fig. 17 I have shown av portion of the signaling circuits for two cars leading from the mercury pots of an up and a down passenger-button at one fioor, and, as above described, the connections are made with the assumption that car A is going down and c-ar B is going up. The positions of the conducting shoes and 155 of the pole-clianging commutators for each car show clearly how false signals are prevented; in other words, how a signal for an up going car will not be given to a down going car. I

I am aware that my invention may be embodied in various other forms than the one herein illustrated, and I do not wish to be limited to the preferred construction which I have. shown and described.

That I claim as new is 1. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality of floors, means for operating said signaling devices comprising up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, signaling circuits corresponding to said signaling devices, and circuit-controlling mechanism operated by the car and coperating with said up and down passenger-buttons to change the character of the current to be sent through said 'signaling device when the car changes its direction of movement.

2. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality of floors, means for operating said signaling devices comprising up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, signaling circuits corresponding to said signaling devices, and circuit-controlling mechanism operated by the car and coperating with said up and down passenger-buttons to cause current of one charac-ter to flow through said signaling device when said car is going up and a current of another character to iow through said signaling device when the car is going down.

3. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality7 of floors, means for operating said signaling devices comprising up and down passenger-buttons at each Hoei', signaling circuits corresponding to said signaling devices, and circuit-controlling mechaiiisni operated by the car and coperating with said up and down passenger-buttons to change the character of the current to be sent through said signaling device when the car changes its direction of movement, said signaling device being provided with means to give a different indicating signal for each character of current flowing therethrough.

4. In an elevator signaling apparatusfin combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a ilurality of floors, means for operating said signaling devices comprising up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, signalling circuits corresponding to said signaling devices, and circuit-controlling mechanism operated by the car and coperating with said up and down passenger-buttons to cause current of one character to How through said signaling device when said car is going up and a. current ofl another character to flow through said signaling device when the car is going down, said signaling device being provided With means togive up and down indicating signals in response to each different character of current passing therethrough and in accordance with the movement of the car.

5. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality of floors, means for operating said signaling devices comprising up and down passenger-buttons at each Hoor, signaling circuits corresponding to said signaling devices, and circuit-controlling mechanism operated by the car and coperating with said up and down passenger-buttons to change' the direction of the current to be sent through said signaling device when the car changes its direction of movement.

6. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality of floors, means for operating said signaling devices comprising up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, signaling' circuits corresponding to said signaling devices, and circuit-controlling mechanism operated by the car and coperating with said up and down passenger-buttons to change the direction of the current to be sent through said signaling device when the car changes its direction of movement, said signaling device comprising a. polarized relay, and an up indicating signal actuated by one direction of current, and a down in dicating signal actuated by the other direction of current therethrough.

7 In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality of floors, a single circuit for each signaling device, said signaling device adapted to give up and down signals, one signal when current passes through it in one direction, and the other signal when current passes through it in the other direction, and means for changing the direction of current through said signaling device.

8. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, two cars, and for each floor and corresponding to each car a single signaling device adapted to cause a signal to be given in each direction of movement of its car, a single circuit for said signaling device, means for operating the saine in each direction of movementof the cars and comprlslng an up and a down passengerbutton" at each ioor, and for `such button,`

signal-controlling mechanism set Whenever that button is-operated and adapted to control the operation of the :corresponding signaling devices for that floor, and for each car, switch mechanism automatically operated by that car and rendering the up passenger-button-set mechanisms incapable j" 'ontrollinol the operation of the said Sig- .,ing defvic While that car is moving down, and restoring l'nechanism, corresponding to each car for restoring the. passenger-button-set mechanisms.

9. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, two cars, and for each floor and corresponding to each cara single signaling device adapted to cause a signal to be given in each direction of movement of its car, a single circuit for said signaling device, means for operating the same in each direction of movement of the cars and comprising an up and a down passengerbutton at each floor, andr for such button, signal-controlling mechanism set Whenever that button is operated and adapted to control the operation of the corresponding signaling devices :for that floor, and for each car switch mechanism automatically operated by that car and rendering the up passenger-button-set mechanisms incapable of controlling the operation of the said signaling devices corresponding to that car While that car is moving down.

10. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, two cars, and for each floor and corresponding to each car a signal signaling device adapted to cause a signal to be given in each direction of movement of its car, a, single circuit for said signaling devi 'e, means for operating the same in each di on oi movement of the cars and comprising an up l and a down passengerl'mtton at each floor', and for each button Ll-controlling mechanism set Whenever t-button is operated and adapted to control the operation of the corresponding signaling devices for that floor, and for each car svvitch mechanism automatically oper'- ated: by that car and rendering the up passenger-buttonset mechanisms incapable of col'ltrolling the operation of the said signaling devices corresponding to that ca'r while that car is moving down, and a commutatmmechanism operated by that car 1 'ld cruising its signals to be given succesying toe-ach car for restoring the passengersbutton-set mechanisms.

11. In an elevator signaling apparatus in coi'nbimition, a plurality of cars, a signaling device for each floor 4and for each car, a

Jomling to that carr s. vel y, and restoring mechanism correspondsingle operating circuit for said signaling device, each ad tpted to cause a signal to be given in each direction of movement of its respective car and means for operating the same in each `cirection of movement of its car and compri ang an up and a down passenger-batteri at each floor, mechanism for and independently set by each button, and a switch th rovvn by each car and coperating with the up and down passenger-button set mechani sm alternately to selectively determine they signals of each signaling device in accord mce with the direction of movement of its respective car.

12. In anele'ator signaling apparatus in combination, ay plurality of cars, a signaling device for eacl'. floor and for each car, a single operating circuit for said signaling device, each adapted tofcause a signal to be given in each c'irection of movement of its respective car, me signal for the up movement of the car and a different signal for the down movement of the car, and means for operating t 1e same in each direction of movement of its car and comprising an up anda down passenger-button at each floor, mechanism for and inde endently set by each button, and a switch thrown by each car and ciperating with the up and down passenger -button set mechanism alternately to selectivelyr determine the signals of each signalil g device in accordance 'with the direction od movement of its respective car.

13. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for operated by a single circuit, means for operating the same comprising van up and a down passen fer-buttonv for each floor and mechanism for ,l and set by'each button and a part moved cirrespondingly With the car and adapted to coperate with said mechanisms to operaie all saidy signaling devices in succession in each 4direction of movement of the car, said means also including mechanism rendering;r said moving part incapable of so cooperating Withy the up passenger-button sit mechanisms when the car is moving down, and vice versa. f

14. In an elei ator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality y'of floors adapted to be operated by a 's ingle circuit, means for operating the same comprising van up and a down passenger-button for each floor and mechanism for and set by each button and a part moved correspondingly 'with the alo . sengerbuttoiiset mechanisms When thelcar is moving down, and vice versa, another car,

and means cooperating individually thereto for restoring the said passenger-button-set mechanisms to normal condition.

15. In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, a car, a signaling device for each of a plurality of floors, signaling circuits for said signaling devices, and comiiiutator mechanism for controlling the same,

and devices located at each Hoor adapted to be adjusted for rendering inoperative the signaling devices of the floors below.

1G. In an elevator signaling apparatus,

- signaling devices for a plurality of floors,

a commutator mechanism comprising contacts, separate circuits from lthe commutator mechanism to the floor signaling devices, a switch in the car adapted to break the vcircuit from all said'vloo-r signaling devices when opened, and a lamp in the carin parallel with the floor signaling devices, but connected between the switch and the loor :signaling devices.

17. yIn an ,elevator signaling apparatus'in combination, signaling circuits, signaling devices, co'i'nmutator mechanism, a frame, plungers carried thereby, stationary contacts beneath said frame, said plungers and their fra-me traveling over said contact at all times inthe samefplanefand a contacting arm carried by and traveling withl the frame, having a shoe adapted to contact with -the plungers, and means for oscillating saidarm on diiferent directions of travel ofL said 18.' In an elevator signaling apparatus in combination, signaling .-circuits, signaling l devices, com'miitator mechanism comprising a frame, plungersr carriedv thereby, stationary contacts beneath said frame, saidplungers and ath-cir frame traveling over said contact atall times in Ythe sameiplane, and a contacting arm carried by and traveling with the frame, having a shoe adapted to contact with thelplungers, and means for oscillating said armen different directions of travel of said frame, said pluiigers being spring pressed against their contacts, and` -against said shoe so as to obtain differentheights for contact with the shoe, but to maintain the same height for their contact with the stationary contacts.

19. Inr an elevatorv signaling apparatus in i' combination, a `plurality of cars, signaling devices and circuitstherefor, a single wire Ato each signaling device and mechanism controlled by the motion of the elevator for y operating said single wire circuit upon both direct-ionsgof travel of the car.

20. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in

combination, a plurality ofoors, an electrically operated signaling device corresponding to eaclrfloor and provided with means to give both up and down signals, up

and down passenger-buttons at each floor,

and means for operating a signaling device to give an up signal when an uppassengerbutton is koperated vand to give a downsignal when a down passenger-button is operated,

said means comprising a single electrical circuit for each signalingV device.

l21. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, an electrically operated signaling device corre-prv sponding to each floor and provided vwith means to give both up and downsignals, up and downvpassenger-biittons at each floor, and means for operating a signaling device :to give an up signal When an up passengerbutton is operated and to give a downsignal when a down passenger-button is operated, said means comprising a single `electrical cir- .cuit for each signaling device, and a single source of current forV said several circuits.

22. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a pluralityA of. floors, an electrically operated signaling device lcorresponding to eachl floor and provided with means to -give both up and down-signals, up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, and; means for operating a signaling-device to give an up signal When an up passengeri-button is @operated andvto give a downsignal when a down passenger-button is operated, said means comprising a single electrical Vcircuit for each signaling device, and a pole changing mechanism for said circuits.

' 23. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, an electrically operated signaling device corresponding to each floor and provided With means to give both up and down signals, up and down passenger-buttonsy at each floor, and

means for operating a signaling device to.

give an up signal when an -up passengerbutton is-operated and togive a down signal when a down passenger-button is operated, said means comprising a single electrical circuit for each signaling device, and a car for going up and down to said floors.

24. In an elevatorsignaling apparatus, in combination, aplurality of floors, an electrically operated signalingy device corresponding to each floor and comprising polarized mechanism for giving both up and down signals, up andfdown passenger-buttons ateachioor and means for operating a signaling-.device tol give an vup signal when an iip passenger-button is operated and to give a down signal when a down passenger-button is operated, said means comprising a single i electrical circuit for each p signaling device.

25. In anelevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a pluralityof-floors, anelectrically operated y signaling device corresponding to each floor and comprising polarizedlmechanism for giving both up and down signals, up and down passenger-butsaid circuits.

\ said signal.l

tons at each floor and means for operating a signaling device to give an up signal when an Aup passenger-button is operatedand to utton is operated,`said means comprising a single electrical circuit for each signaling device, and pole changing mechanism for `passenger-button is operated, said means comprising a single electrical circuit for each signaling device, a single source of current and pole changing mechanism for said circuits.`

27. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, an electrically operated signaling device corresponding to each floor and provided With means to give both up and down signals, up

'and down passenger-buttons at each iioor, Vand means for operating a signaling devicey togive an up signal When an up passengerbutton is operated and to give a down signal when a down passenger-button is operated, said means comprising a single electrical circuit for each signaling device, and a car for" going up and down to said floors, and means for automatically canceling any ygiven signal. When a car has responded to 28. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, an electrically operated signaling device at each floor provided With means to give both up and down signals, up and down passengerbuttons at each fioor, means for operating a signaling device to give an up signal When an up passenger-button is operated and to give a down signal When a down passengerbutton is operated, said means comprising a single electrical circuit for each signaling device,-and a car for going up and dovvn to said ioors, a signaling device in the car, and means for operating the same simultaneously with the operation of a floor signaling device.

29. Inan elevator signaling apparatus, in

combination, a plurality'of floors, an electrically operated signaling device at each floorv provided with means to give both up and down signals, up and down passengerbuttons at each floor, means for operating a signaling device to give an up signal When i an up passenger-button is operated and to give adown signal when a down passengerbutton isoperated, said means comprising a give a down signal'vvhen a down passenger-` single electrical vcircuit yfor eachsignaling device, and a car for going up and down to said oorsa signaling device in the car, and meansfor operating the same simultaneously with che operation of a floor sig-` naling device, comprising an electrical circuit in shunt Wi 1h the single circuits of said several signaling; devices at the floors.

30. In an elev atoiy signaling apparatus, in combination, a car, a plurality of floors, an

electrically oper ated signaling device corre-y spondiiig to earli Hoor, up `and down passenger-buttons vat eaclifloor, and means controlled by said up and down passengerbuttons for operating said signalingdevices, and means for preventing theoperation of said signaling devices for 'one` or more of said iioors comp rising devices adapted to be set at each floor to prevent theoperation of said signaling devices for all floors below any such device which has been set.

31. In an elev itor signaling apparatus, inA

combination, a car, a plurality of `fioors, an electrically operited signalin device corresponding to eacl. floor, up an down passenger-buttons at` cach fioor, and means controlled by said up and down passenger- .buttons for operiting said signaling devices,

comprising :electrical circuits to saidk signaling devices, and means for preventing the operation of sail signaling` devices for one or more of said :loors comprising a common return Wire in tl ie electrical circuits 'of said signaling devices, a switch for opening a break in said return Wire, and devices located at each il( or adapted to operate said switch.

32. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a car, a plurality of floors, an electrically operated signaling device corresponding to eaci floor, up and down passenger-buttons :it each floor, and means controlled by sad up and down passenger'- buttons for operating said signaling devices, comprising electrical circuits for said4k signaling c vices, ind means for preventing the operation of said signaling devices for one or more of said Hoors comprising a returnvvire for the several electrical circuits of said signaling devices,a switch` located lll] turn Wire, and' devices located at yeacli oor d adapted to be sot for opening said switch Wlien the car is b 510W said floor and for closing said switch when the car is above said floor. i 1

33. In an eleva tor signaling apparatus, iu

combination, a plurality of floors, a plurality of'cars, a seiies of electrically operated y signaling devices; for each cai', one signaling device corresponding to each floor, each signaling device provided with means to give both up ai id down signals, up. and

down passenger-buttons at each floor, and means for operating 'the signaling device comprising a single electrical circuit for each signaling device.

34. In an elevator signallng apparatus,

in combination, a plurality of floors, a plurality of cars, a series of electrically operated signaling devices for each car, one signaling device corresponding to each floor, each Asignaling device provided with means to give'both up and down signals, up and f down passenger-buttons at each floor, and means for operating the signaling device for any floor to give an up signal when the corresponding car is approaching that floor in an up direction and the up passenger-button for that Hoor has been operated, and to give a dovvnvsignal when the corresponding car is approaching that floor in a down direction and the down passenger-button for that ioor has been operated, said means comprislng a single electrical c1rcu1t for each signaling device, and pole changing commutator mechanism for each car and operated thereby for completing circuits to said signaling devices for a current flow in one direction when the car is going up and for a current flow in the opposite direction when the car is going down.

35. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, avplurality of cars, a series of electrically operated signaling devices for each car, one signaling device corresponding to each floor, each signaling device comprising an up indicator and a doWn indicator, and polarized actuating mechanism therefor, means for operating the signaling device for any floor to show an up indicator When the corresponding car is approaching that floor in an up direction and the up passenger-button for that floor has been operated, and to show a doWn indicator When the corresponding car is approaching that floor in a down direction and the down passenger-button for that floor has been operated, said means comprisingY a single electrical circuit for l each signaling device, and pole changing commutator mechanism for each car and operated thereby for completing circuits to said signaling devices for a current flow in one direction when the car is going up and for a current flow in the opposite direction When the car is going down.

36. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, a plurality of cars, a series of electrically operated signaling devices for each car one signaling device corresponding to each floor,

each signaling device provided With means to give vboth up and down signals, up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, a potential signaling means controlled by each passenger-button, a single electrical circuit for each signaling device, and commutator mechanism for each carv and operated thereby for completing signals from said potential signa-ling means to said signaling devices through said single circuits.

37. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, a plurality of cars, a series of electrically-operated signaling devices for each car, one signaling device corresponding to each floor, each signaling device comprising polarized mechanism for giving both up andr down signals, up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, a potential signaling means controlled by each passenger-button, a single electrical circuit for each signaling device, and pole changing commutator mechanism for each car and operated thereby for completing signalsfrom said potential'slgnaling means for said signaling devices through said single circuits* 38. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of loors, a plurality of cars, a series of signaling devices for each car one signaling device corresponding to each floor, eachkx signaling device provided with means to give both up and dovvnl signals, up and rdown assenger-buttons at each floor, a source ofp current, a potential signaling means controlled by each passenger-button, the several potential signaling f means tor the up passenger-buttons having circuit connections t0 one pole of said source of current and the potential i signaling means for the down passenger-buttons having circuit connections to the vother pole of said source of current, a single electrical circuit for each signaling device, and pole changing commutator mechanism for each car and operated thereby for making electrical connections to the operating circuits for said signaling devices from the potential signaling means of the up passenger-buttons when the car is going up and from the potential signaling means of the down passenger-buttons when the car is going down.

39. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a plurality of floors, a plurality of cars, a series of signaling devices for each car one' signaling device corresponding to each floor, each signaling device provided with means to give both up and down signals, up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, a source of current, a potential signaling means controlled by each passenger-button, the several potential signaling means for the up passenger-buttons having circuit connections to one pole of said source of `t.ixcts, one Contact connected to one pole of cuit connections to the other pole of said source of current, a single electra-al uireuit for each signaling device, and pole chang! ing coinmutator meehanisi'n for each car and o xratedI thereby, eoinlnisingitlfmee.series o contacts, the contactsfoimieseries heing electrically connected ,tothe potential signaling mea-ns of` said. up passengerlint tons, the contacts of thesecondseries being electrically `connected with tlie-potiaitial.4 signailingr means of saiddovvn passenger-buttons, thecontaets of the third serie@` .eaehheing connectedliy a single ivireto. respective signaling devices, saidgpole changingcom- 15 mutator mechanism alea .eoniprising =t,lir.ee

common return contacts,l ,o'ne -c'ontaeteon nected to-one pole of sa id Source. fof current, another 4contact connected A4ivihhnthe: other pole of said source,ofeurren and the-'third Contact connected with a. eonuuou. 'return wire for all of saiid signalingdevic "L .H

40. In an elevator signalingl apparatus, in combination, a plurality of oors, a plurality of oars, a series of signaling devices for each car one signa-ling ,device .wrrespondin'gz to each flooneaeh signaling. ldevice;provided with means to give both up and de ivn .si mils,- up and down passenger-Mittens.at each floor,n source of current.; a potential signal.- ing means controlled .by each passenuefer-hutT Ito,`n,jt.he several potentialsigna ling ine-ans -tfor the up passenger-,buttons'haring circuit conne'tiOIlS $0. One pol'eiof saidseau-.weienlfentand'the potential. signaling means` for the 4.clown passenger-buttons having'- .circuit connectionsV to the other pole 4of sai-tl :seu-ree of current,;a single electrical,en-ruit; for each signaling(levice,fancl pole changing commutator mechanism for each, car. -and=operaliel thereby, comprising three series of, eontaets, the contacts `of one series being eleetriealljf connected to ,the potential signaling;means of said up passenger-buttons, the contacts of the second series being eleetlricalli1 connected vwith the ipotential signaling means ol sind down passenger-buttons. the contacts' of the third series each ,beingrl connected by a sin le wire to respective.signalingidevices, sai pole changing eonnnntator mechanism also comprising tliree eonnnon return consaid source of current, another contact connected With-the other pole of Said snute of current, and the. third contactconnfited ivltll'a Qooin'mronreturn ivlrefor all'of'sai'd signaling devlres, said pole elnniging cour mula'tor mechanism' alsUc-onprising means i' operated by said caifor successively bridgl ingthe first and third series' of :said 'contacts when 'the ear moving in onedirectionand the second urj'dtliird serie-s ofsairliotacls whentlxe ear is movinginfilleiiotlier direc; tim;

4 1.In en elevator signalin apparatus'xiin combinatzom'. plurality of" oors', pli'alilepvs ity ol' cars, a seriesy of signaling devires f or earch car one. signaling device rorrcsl'ioritlirg Lo earli loor, each s gnaling derive. provided with means to gire both up andtdownjsignails, upand (lonjn 11 a'sseger-hnttorfi at'narh 7 lloor. a source of euri-enea potentiialsignal- .ing lmeans eontrolleil by earl) ,liasseimerliltton` the lseveral potentlaVSigna-l'ing in ea'ns,A l for the 'nep pas'srngrdmtltone' ha'viiijg ljcuit" imnneCtions tooi'ie polie''flskli'ilsurleiif' rent andthe -po'teiur'i-aly eign'alingfmoan the.. dow-n'- passen-e --huttonsI havingwll ,.onne tions to the-other pompt'. iil'd soizre;

0l euri-enti, asinglc `wleNcrieal'circln't'fm"T -lr' ei,, ;'nalingl devi( and polerhangngoi ni'iita'tornierhanism 4'for -eaeli ear :and omlrailfd tht-.reliv-1 comprising.' trlrreeeerie:ofiontii tire-contant` of' one serie 'being ele'ctre l ,oonnet-t'ed :to t|\e1"[ otenti., Sie-railing n ieafns oll-'said up ]n\ssen'eih'ntto r theji-'on'arts sa' ofi the second eeriesff-Uein'gelr ti"'ira'lly,`Conneeted with th.;,potentialSignaling infeai'is o-i`-said down passer ge'rlgfliljttons.' the roiiaif'ts'r of the third series ihilieilr"eoinrertd in? 'a singlewire torespeetivelsrinalingnlmj S:\i`d-1 o1e @Hanging ro'niinlitator,nier-ln iry also comprisingl.three ronnnonretiu'nfgr-ont;1rt1 ,one -rontactg niinieted tol'onefpele ofgg'v; said. eourre'xifeurijontnalntti i neetell )vi'tl-ifthe other pole' o' i ri`liler1t","and --tlie Athird lront Lil. 3' witlra eurninon'relninjwii'e Y sign-,ding deifirc' aid l'p`ole.. e n'nitnt-'or -n1eplnfnisnr 'also coiii' ii openated liysaiclrr rain; sue ing4 thefir'st and llii'rdse tarts when ,thefcxar is: moi" tiurr and the Sect'ne jini-id th contat-ts -when Y"the Vcj ar niuvln'g'in tliother Ydirec-tima'and a .onunhrrretnfrnpolifeliiingq 105 operatef-l h vjsaid par to'lnidge Saidlitll'i'r'd common lret'urn,eon tiret )yi'tfli 'theefix ,.stjorW ond'of 'saidronnnoirretiir4 ni' ,sfo l"`oolln` r pletinglthe rircnit go .said` 12. n an elevator signaliifig .i Loinbination',` :t plurali ofiliigrsql ing- 'Clevice corres-1n' ailing' lo each-,'11 1 pr-ising an i'rp ijidiia'tor 'and' a"d `i\vh"il 1"di" Gator, up and do vn paesenger-lnittons at each lloor, means lor operating a signaling device to show an up indicator when an up passenger-tuinen ii; 4operated anditosho floiv'n 'infliea'tor Vi'vli nal din'v'n p'asserig'ger-h l .l ton is operated. saiihineans comprising a shy 'gle elet-'tribal'eil-euitffor `e`acli siginilrn'g vice.- A ',if 'i 43.' I'ri :an elevator signaling'appar-atan, in combination, a i plurality. lloon;',g-aneliges- `'trically "operated Signaling device` 'cnrfl'- sl'ionding to each -ii eer. eemprisingnn' np linl(lio-ating lamp and a c own indicating laiinj.

illuminate a down indicating lamp when a down passenger-button isv operated. said means comprising a single electrical circuit for each signaling device.

44. In an elevator signalin apparatus, in combination, a plurality of oors, a signaling device corresponding to each floor comprising an up indicator and a down indicator, up and down passenger-buttons at each floor, means for operatingr a signaling device to show an up indicator when an up passenger-button is operated and to show a down indicator when a down passenger-button is operated, said means comprising a polarized mechanism for each signaling d'evice and a single electrical circuit therefor.

45. A pole changing comlnutator mechanism for elevator signaling systems comprising, in'colnbination, three series of contacts arranged in parallel rows, and means for bridging successively the contacts of one row with the contacts of either of the other rows.

4G. A pole changing connnutator mechanism for elevator signaling systems comprising, in combination, three series of contacts arranged in parallel rows, and means for bridging successively the contacts of one row with the contacts of either of the other rows, comprising a carrier arranged to travel lengthwise along said rows and having conducting members mova'blc laterally over said rows.

47. A pole changing comnmtator mechanism for elevator signaling systems comprising',- in combination, three series of contacts arranged in parallel rows, and means for bridging successively the contacts of one row with the contacts of either of the other rows, comprising a. carrier arranged to travel. lengthwise along said rows of contacts and having contact engaging members for each row of contacts, and laterally movable conducting members mounted in said carrier for bridging different contacting engaging members at different times.

48; A pole changing commutator mechanism for elevator systemsl comprising, in combination, three series of contacts arranged in parallel rows, a screw shaft, a carrier moved by saidscrew shaft lengthwise of said rows of contacts, and having contact engaging members mounted therein for cach row of contacts, a swinging frame traveling with said carrier and having a frictional bearing on said screw shaft for rnoving'said frame laterally over said different rows of contacts, aml conducting members carried on said swinging frame for bridging different contact engaging members of said carrier at different times.

49. In an elevator signaling apparatus, in wmbination, a ear, a part moved in synchronism therewith, an electrical circuit, means for holding said circuit open while `said car is moving and closimlr said circuit when said car stops, comprising a switch friclionally held open by said moving part, and springs for closing said switch when said moving part stops.

50. ln an elevator signaling apparatus, in combination, a car, a part moved in synchronisln therewith,- an electrical circuit, means for holding Said circuit open while said car is moving and closing said circuit when said car stops, comprising a switch having an arm frictionally held from its closing position by said moving part when moving in either dirrx'tion, `and springs at veither side of said arm to return it to clos- Signed at New York city, New York,-this 210th day of January, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

CHARLES A. REINICRS. W' itnesses:

F.' VVauans WnIcn'r, Fano Farmers W nfs-s 

